FARMINGTON — A touch of Las Vegas is coming to the Finger Lakes with the grand opening of Remedy, a new nightclub-style bar and lounge that is the centerpiece of Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack’s $12 million expansion. According to FLCR Senior Director of Marketing Steve Martin, the grand opening is scheduled for the last week in October.

“We are still hiring, and just had another job fair Wednesday,” said Martin. “Training has not commenced for new hires yet, although some of our current culinary staff went to Los Angeles two weeks ago for training at Wolfgang Puck headquarters in preparation for our Wolfgang Puck Express eatery.”

All told, the expansion will create nearly 80 new jobs, Martin said.

According to FLCR spokesperson Shannon Kingston, the new bar will feature craft cocktails, signature drinks and an assortment of wines, along with 23 domestic and imported beers on tap and a variety of bottled beers.

The focus will also be on entertainment at Remedy, which will boast an 18-foot high-definition projection screen, 22 flat-screen televisions, and a 324-square-foot stage, Kingston said.

In addition to featuring televised sporting events on a nightly basis, Remedy will also offer pay-per-view events, comedy, trivia nights with Buzztime and live local musical entertainment, Kingston said. Live performances by groups such as Brass Taxi, Tommy Brunett and Big Eyed Phish are slated for the first month, with national acts also visiting on occasion. Appearing on Halloween night will be Rob Base, who is famous for his multi-platinum hit single, “It Takes Two” and top-10 dance single “Joy and Pain.”

“Remedy is a unique and important part of our expansion,” said Chris Riegle, president and general manager of Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. “It has been purposefully designed to not just be an amenity of the facility, but its own entertainment destination locally.”

The feature bar provides seating for 140 with a maximum capacity of 240. A limited menu will be available with options from Wolfgang Puck Express. Hours of operation will be 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. daily, Sunday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturdays. "Remedy hour" — a happy hour — is slated to run Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. featuring $5 cocktails.

The name of the bar — “Remedy” — was chosen after months of brainstorming and internal debate, Martin said.

“In the end, we wanted something that had a positive vibe and invoked a feeling of relaxing and recharging and unwinding from the daily grind,” said Martin. “‘Remedy' will be a place to do just that.”

The $12 million expansion is the largest project at Finger Lakes since the addition of video gaming machines in 2004. The nearly 33,000-square-foot addition will accommodate space for 350 additional machines, bringing the venue’s total to 1,549. An expanded players club, coat check and back-of-the-house office space will round out the additions. For more information, visit www.fingerlakesgaming.com.